Lady Cats Softball Close Out Tournament With 3-0 Win
Coach David Carrillo’s squad got a big 3-0 win over Canton Saturday, Mar. 5 in Royse City. The win over Canton gave Lady Cats softball a 4-1 record in the tournament and put Sulphur Springs in first place to win the tourney. Crimson Bryant got the win Saturday, pitching 6 shutout innings and allowing only one hit in the win. The junior walked two and struck out 16 batters Saturday. Both Jadyn Harper and Parris Pickett got two...
Lady Cats Softball Goes 1-1 in Day Two of Royse City Tournament
Sulphur Springs went 1-1 on Friday, Mar. 4 in day two of the Royse City tournament. Lady Cats softball fell in their first contest to Prairiland 5-1. The Patriots pulled ahead early 1-0 in the bottom of the 1st. While Coach Carrillo’s squad tied it up in the top of the 5th 1-1, Prairiland immediately struck back, putting in four runs as the Patriots defeated the Lady Cats 5-1. Addison Caddell got the loss versus Prairiland,...
NETLA: 2022 Another Record Year For Hopkins County Junior Livestock Sale
The Hopkins County Junior Livestock Show and Sale was another record year, with at least $545,000 raised during the Sale of Champions, not counting any add-on funds donated to supplement any sales that are still coming in from individuals or business representatives who were unable to attend the auction but want to show support for specific youth. Add-on funds are still being accepted this week at the Hopkins County Extension office...
NETLA Hopkins County Junior Livestock Show 2022 Goat Contest Results
The NETLA Hopkins County Junior Livestock Show 2022 Goat Contest Thursday, Feb. 24, featured more than 65 livestock entries, divided into nine classes. Multiple students showed goats in more than one class. Goat were ranked in each class, then the top goats were judged for over all championship honors. Prior to class judging, those who chose to competed for showmanship recognition. North Hopkins FFA member Laken Callihan’s Class...
Eddy Earl Morton
Eddy Earl Morton Funeral services for Eddy Earl Morton, age 60, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at Shannon Oaks Church with Bro. Jeff Harris and Bro. Gene Mattison officiating. Interment will follow at Reilly Springs Cemetery with Bobby Beck, Morgan Anderson, Blake Turner, Jeff Vititow, Steve Bradley, Jeff Griggs, Paul Ray Vititow, Steve Crawford, Wendell Grimes, Sam Johnson, Mike Wood and...
Lady Cats Volleyball Earns Two Superlatives Plus Four Make All-District Team
The Lady Cats Volleyball team received two superlatives and four Lady Cats made the 15-5A All-District Team selected by the district’s head coaches Monday. Senior Brooklynn Burnside was named the District’s MVP blocker. Another senior Peyton Hammock was selected as the District’s MVP setter. Hammock and fellow senior Parris Pickett were chosen as Academic All-State. Lady Cats chosen to the All-District First...
Lady Cats Volleyball Team Swept by Hallsville on Friday’s Senior Night
Things did not go as planned on Friday, Oct. 22 when Sulphur Springs hosted Hallsville on senior night for the volleyball program. Seven seniors were honored Friday, in numerical order: #1, Parris Pickett#2, Brooklynn Burnside#3, Myssiah Dugan#4, Peyton Hammock#5, A.J. Dodd#7, Ellikate Danieland #15, Kaslyn Hurley, but the Lady Cats of Hallsville were set to get their second win over Sulphur Springs on the 2021 season and...
Lady Cats Volleyball Goes 2-0 During Two Game Home Stand
The Lady Cats volleyball team fought hard until the finish, sweeping the Mount Pleasant Lady Tigers at home on Tuesday, Oct. 5. The win gives Coach Bailey Dorner’s squad a 2-0 record during their two game home stand. Sulphur Springs persevered all the way to the finish, even though Mount Pleasant never gave up. Coach Bailey Dorner’s team rode the momentum created by seniors Brooklynn Burnside and libero Parris Pickett (19...
Lady Cats Volleyball Goes 1-1 in Season Opening Tri-Match
Coach Bailey Dorner’s Lady Cats volleyball team hosted a regular season-opening tri-match Tuesday, Aug. 10 at the SSHS Main Gym and left their home court with a 1-1 record to start their fall 2021 season. The first game of two, against North Lamar, proved to be a thriller to the end. Sulphur Springs pulled out to a commanding 2-0 set lead, but North Lamar stormed back to not only take sets three and four, to tie the...
Lady Cats Softball Earns Three Superlatives and Team Has Ten Chosen to All-District Team
Two Lady Cats Softball Players earned superlatives and a total of 10 Lady Cats earned spots on the District 15-5A All-District Softball Team released Saturday (June 5) by Lady Cats Coach David Carrillo. Lady Cats sophomore pitcher Crimson Bryant was chosen the District Co-MVP with Hallsville pitcher Maddie Melton. Lady Cats senior first baseman Nylah Lindley was selected as the District Offensive MVP. Lindley has signed to play...
